10/03/2012 – Herman von Rompuy, European Council President: “[P]roblems have not yet finished, but the worst of the crisis is over.”

13/03/2012 – Wolfgang Schauble, German Minister of Finance: “We can say that the worst is behind us, but we cannot relax our efforts.”

13/03/2012 – Mario Monti, Prime Minister of Italy: “The most acute phase of the crisis appears to be definitely over but this is no reason for us to relax.”

13/03/2012 – Francois Baroin, French Minister of Finance: “If the question is whether the worst of the crisis is behind us, one can say yes … If we do not deviate from our path, the worst is behind us.”

22/03/2012 – Mario Draghi, President of the ECB: “The worst is over, but there are still risks. The situation is stabilising.”

27/03/2012 – Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France: “I think we came out of the financial crisis, that confidence is restored and we are in the process of economic
recovery…Europe has an economic government which overcame the Greek crisis.”

27/03/2012 – Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, “The crisis in Greece is a challenge for the Greek society and for the EU. It is the legacy of years of irresponsible policies. Thanks to European solidarity, we avoided the worst, a social disaster.”

28/03/2012 – Herman von Rompuy, European Council President: “[W]e have turned a corner.”

28/03/2012 – Mario Monti, Prime Minister of Italy: “You all know that the eurozone has gone through a crisis, a huge crisis. I believe this crisis is now almost over.”

19/11/2012 – Mariano Rajoy, President of Spain: “There are doubts about the irreversibility of the euro, it’s true that there were more a few months ago than today…I’m totally and absolutely convinced that the worst has passed.”